The perspective of this world has changed by growing technological advancements leading to a world through screens. The prevalence of social media usage among youths is imminent, as it has led to unwarranted progress in the area of mental health issues. Thus, the objectives of this study explore the relationships between social media addiction, parental support, social media burnout, and fear of missing out (FoMO) as the mediating effect and age factor as the moderating effect among the youths. A sample of 450 Malaysian youths aged between 15 to 30 years were randomly selected. Data were gathered through a questionnaire and analysed using SPSS and AMOS software. Two types of analysis were conducted; descriptive analysis to identify the levels of the variables and inferential analysis using structural equation modelling (SEM) to test the six hypotheses drawn. Firstly, the majority of respondents are experiencing a moderate level of social media burnout, a moderate level of Fo.....

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Addiction to social media addiction is considered a leading risk factor for depression among adolescents, but the relationship needs to be supported empirically. This study investigates the social media addiction level and its association with depression among Malaysian adolescents. A cross-sectional study was conducted by distributing a structured questionnaire to potential respondents aged 13 to 21 years old from Johor and Sarawak. Data were analysed in SPSS using descriptive statistics, correlation, and Chi-square tests. Overall, 72.0% and 33.0% of the 384 respondents recorded high levels of social media addiction and depression, respectively. A significant and low positive relationship was detected between social media addiction and depression among adolescents. The levels of social media addiction and depression differed across age groups, gender, race, and the time spent on social media platforms. These findings reflect the need to address excessive social media usage among adole.....

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